The best Sega Genesis games

We ranked 261 Sega Genesis / Mega Drive games that have at least 10 player ratings on IGDB. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992) comes out on top with an average of 88/100 from 623 players. The most-rated game on the list is Sonic the Hedgehog (636 ratings). Hidden gem: Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium makes #10 with only 50 ratings. The list covers releases from 1988 to 2019.

1. 1
   Sonic the Hedgehog 2

   1992 · Genesis/MegaDrive, PS3, 3DS
   88623 ratings
2. 2
   Sonic the Hedgehog

   1991 · Genesis/MegaDrive, Arcade, PS3
   83636 ratings
3. 3
   Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty

   1992 · Genesis/MegaDrive, Acorn Archimedes, DOS
   90109 ratings
4. 4
   Sonic the Hedgehog 3

   1994 · Genesis/MegaDrive, Wii, X360
   83290 ratings
5. 5
   Streets of Rage 2

   1992 · Genesis/MegaDrive, Arcade, PS3
   82203 ratings
6. 6
   Contra: Hard Corps

   1994 · Genesis/MegaDrive
   8783 ratings
7. 7
   Disney's Aladdin

   1993 · Genesis/MegaDrive, Linux, PC
   80192 ratings
8. 8
   Sonic & Knuckles

   1994 · Genesis/MegaDrive, Wii, X360
   80197 ratings
9. 9
   Zombies Ate My Neighbors

   1993 · Genesis/MegaDrive, SNES, Wii
   82107 ratings
10. 10
    Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium

    1993 · Genesis/MegaDrive, Linux, Wii
    8850 ratings
11. 11
    Shining Force II

    1993 · Genesis/MegaDrive, Linux, Wii
    8559 ratings
12. 12
    Worms

    1995 · Genesis/MegaDrive, Amiga CD32, SNES
    78214 ratings
13. 13
    The Lion King

    1994 · Genesis/MegaDrive, SNES, Linux
    77249 ratings
14. 14
    Mortal Kombat II

    1994 · Genesis/MegaDrive, Arcade, PS3
    76335 ratings
15. 15
    Rock n' Roll Racing

    1993 · Genesis/MegaDrive, SNES, PC
    8184 ratings
16. 16
    Jurassic Park

    1993 · Genesis/MegaDrive
    8455 ratings
17. 17
    Earthworm Jim

    1994 · Genesis/MegaDrive, Wii
    76225 ratings
18. 18
    Streets of Rage

    1991 · Genesis/MegaDrive, Arcade, Linux
    76218 ratings
19. 19
    Cannon Fodder

    1993 · Genesis/MegaDrive, Acorn Archimedes, Amiga CD32
    8164 ratings
20. 20
    ToeJam & Earl

    1991 · Genesis/MegaDrive, PS3, Linux
    8350 ratings
21. 21
    Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament

    1994 · Genesis/MegaDrive, SNES, DOS
    8436 ratings
22. 22
    Earthworm Jim 2

    1995 · Genesis/MegaDrive, Wii
    76121 ratings
23. 23
    Castlevania: Bloodlines

    1994 · Genesis/MegaDrive
    77110 ratings
24. 24
    Kid Chameleon

    1992 · Genesis/MegaDrive, Linux, Wii
    8340 ratings
25. 25
    Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf

    1992 · Genesis/MegaDrive, blackberry, SNES
    7966 ratings
26. 26
    RoboCop Versus the Terminator

    1994 · Genesis/MegaDrive
    8725 ratings
27. 27
    International Superstar Soccer Deluxe

    1995 · Genesis/MegaDrive, SNES, PS1
    8047 ratings
28. 28
    Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master

    1993 · Genesis/MegaDrive, Linux, Wii
    7862 ratings
29. 29
    Zool: Ninja of the Nth Dimension

    1992 · Genesis/MegaDrive, Acorn Archimedes, Amiga CD32
    8334 ratings
30. 30
    Golden Axe II

    1991 · Genesis/MegaDrive, Arcade, Linux
    7778 ratings
31. 31
    The Duel: Test Drive II

    1989 · Genesis/MegaDrive, C64, ZXS
    8821 ratings
32. 32
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The HyperStone Heist

    1992 · Genesis/MegaDrive
    7771 ratings
33. 33
    QuackShot Starring Donald Duck

    1991 · Genesis/MegaDrive, Saturn
    8045 ratings
34. 34
    VectorMan

    1995 · Genesis/MegaDrive, Linux, Wii
    8045 ratings
35. 35
    FIFA International Soccer

    1993 · Genesis/MegaDrive, SNES, DOS
    8042 ratings
36. 36
    Rocket Knight Adventures

    1993 · Genesis/MegaDrive, SNES
    7949 ratings
37. 37
    Turrican

    1990 · Genesis/MegaDrive, blackberry, C64
    8329 ratings
38. 38
    Comix Zone

    1995 · Genesis/MegaDrive, PS3, Linux
    75143 ratings
39. 39
    Golden Axe III

    1993 · Genesis/MegaDrive, Linux, Wii
    7761 ratings
40. 40
    Centurion: Defender of Rome

    1990 · Genesis/MegaDrive, DOS, Amiga
    8917 ratings
41. 41
    Fantastic Dizzy

    1993 · Genesis/MegaDrive, Game Gear, DOS
    8620 ratings
42. 42
    PowerMonger

    1990 · Genesis/MegaDrive, SNES, Atari-ST
    8916 ratings
43. 43
    Shadowrun

    1993 · Genesis/MegaDrive
    8718 ratings
44. 44
    Shining Force

    1992 · Genesis/MegaDrive, Linux, Wii
    7755 ratings
45. 45
    Ranger X

    1993 · Genesis/MegaDrive
    8915 ratings
46. 46
    NBA Jam

    1993 · Genesis/MegaDrive, Arcade, SNES
    7590 ratings
47. 47
    Alisia Dragoon

    1992 · Genesis/MegaDrive
    8127 ratings
48. 48
    Theme Park

    1994 · Genesis/MegaDrive, Amiga CD32, PS3
    74108 ratings
49. 49
    Disney's The Jungle Book

    1994 · Genesis/MegaDrive, PC
    7657 ratings
50. 50
    The Revenge of Shinobi

    1989 · Genesis/MegaDrive, PS3, Linux
    7564 ratings

How this list is ranked: IGDB player ratings, weighted by how many people rated each game (a Bayesian average with a prior of 100 ratings), so a game with a handful of perfect scores doesn't outrank a classic rated by thousands. Only games with at least 10 ratings; editions and re-releases are folded into the original. Numbers shown are the raw average rating (0–100) and the rating count.

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